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JoAnne Stefanizzi
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"Antediluvian Trouble"
It was an ordinary looking bookstore from the outside but once you stepped through its glass-paneled door your opinion of ordinary changed...
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"The Ocean's Call"
It calls to me as no other place ever has Oh I’ve been to mountainous landscapes and adorable valleys Charming small towns and open roads And they...
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"Those Summer Days"
I ran out the door so fast I barely heard my mom tell me to be home for supper. “I will,” I called back as I slammed out the front door. My friends...
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"Roslyn Pond and You"
We’ll follow the path To the old tree swing Down by Roslyn pond Hand in hand Shy smiles Back and forth Our footprints On the worn dirt path Last only...
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Look For The Good
I am posting this link for no other reason than this song made me feel good today- It is happily optimistic and I’ve be teetering on pessimism a lot...
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A gripping read. I half
Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2020
A gripping read. I half expected the ending to reveal the blood to have been from Darren and to find that he was dead- speaking to the dead teacher as he was and sorting through what the system had made him believe of himself. This is so well...
Read full commentPosted in The Careers Teacher
This quick lunch break
Posted on Mon, 13 Jul 2020
This quick lunch break exchange reminded me of those one word conversations that say so little yet say so much between the conversationlists - but eavesdroppers may not understand the context or flow of words. The image of a rainy lunch break...
Read full commentPosted in Work Lunchbreak Flash, Alfresco at The Colonial Cafe
Ants like moving commas.
Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2020
Ants like moving commas..mechanical maraccas-the grasshoppers lonley heart ...this made me smile it was a unique perspective. I liked the view from the lowest occupants of the land.
Read full commentPosted in 10th july grasshopper
Hi Rhiannon, the actual
Posted on Wed, 08 Jul 2020
Hi Rhiannon, the actual scientific answer’s and astrophysicists finds can be found on NASA’s site. The studies of Jupiter’s moon Europa from the Cassini spacecraft and the Juno satellite that launched in 2011 – They have measured the massive ice...
Read full commentPosted in Where did all our water come from?
Wonderful humor and quick
Posted on Mon, 06 Jul 2020
Wonderful humor and quick witted dialogue and the characters are well formed and likable - There are so many nod worthy parts here I'd be hard pressed to offer my favorite- but the mum who may have started the war was up there along with the...
Read full commentPosted in We Shall Not Pass This Way Again
Wow, I did not see that
Posted on Sat, 04 Jul 2020
Wow, I did not see that ending- I loved the dialogue between the two sea men it was quick, witty and believable. I had a bad feeling they might hit a storm or lose the engine, or something, but I never imagined the freighter.
Great short...
Read full commentPosted in St. Malo bound
I will follow my hope-for
Posted on Sun, 05 Jul 2020
I will follow my hope-for that is all it is, no proof- that where ever we came from - be it stardust or god's breath- that we return to that consciousness when we leave this three dimensional door.
This is a very well developed and...
Read full commentPosted in Death
Simply beautiful in its
Posted on Sat, 04 Jul 2020
Simply beautiful in its tender longing.....as far away as the stars.
Read full commentPosted in No Returns
I also see this as a toddler
Posted on Sat, 04 Jul 2020
I also see this as a toddler's first counting book with lovley pictures in it. Very well written poem Rhiannon. I loved the flow and content.
Read full commentPosted in Learning Counting 3, 4, 5 …
Insperational words for a
Posted on Sun, 28 Jun 2020
Inspirational words for a quiet, sunny Sunday morning- Thank you Rhiannon for sharing your faith so beautifully. here- I will admit to you, when I was young my faith was stronger than it is these days - I guess my path is a little rocky and I'm...
Read full commentPosted in 'Yearning' is a sign of life
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